Ricardo Gutierrez Named Teatro Vista's New Artistic DirectorAugust 9, 2012Teatro Vista's board of directors announced today that ensemble member Ricardo Gutierrez will step into the role of Artistic Director on March 1, 2013, when Edward Torres, founder and current Artistic Director, will step aside to focus on an increasingly busy schedule of independent directing projects both in Chicago and nationally.
FIAF’s Crossing the Line Festival to Feature HOT BOX in SeptemberAugust 9, 2012As part of the sixth edition of FIAF's Crossing the Line Festival, the French Institute Alliance Francaise (FIAF), New York's premiere French cultural center, and The Chocolate Factory present the world premiere of Hot Box, fromBrian Rogers. Hot Box is a loud, dark, drunken live performance (and endurance challenge) that takes inspiration from Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now and Werner Herzog's Fitzcarraldo-particularly the extreme physical trials the actors underwent in order to create a genuine experience on screen. Hot Box features dancer Madeline Best and non-performer Rogers, taking center stage in his own work for the first time.
Mettawee River Theatre Company Presents COMMUNICATIONS FROM A COCKROACH, 9/7-16August 9, 2012Ralph Lee's Mettawee River Theatre Company returns to the Outdoor Garden of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine with Lee's 'Communications from a Cockroach: Archy and the Under Side,' drawn from the Archy and Mehitabel sketches written by noted humorist and poet Don Marquis for his daily column in the New York Sun starting in 1916.
Round House Theater Presents BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO, Beginning 9/5August 9, 2012Round House Theatre launches its 2012/13 season with the regional premiere of Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo by Rajiv Joseph, which runs from September 5 - 30. Jeremy Skidmore directs this 2010 Pulitzer Prize finalist, which the Los Angeles Times called, "the most original play about the Iraq war." Opening night is Monday, September 10, 2012.
Cygnet Presents MISTAKES WERE MADE, Beginning 9/20August 9, 2012Craig Wright's Mistakes Were Made is described as 'a furious and funny 90 minutes of theatre.' The comedy, by this prolific writer for theater and TV (Six Feet Under, Brothers and Sisters, Dirty Sexy Money), opened in 2010 at the Off Broadway Barrow Street Theatre featuring Michael Shannon. Cygnet will present its West Coast premiere.
Tiger Peach Improv Debuts at Academy Theatre, 8/25August 9, 2012Atlanta's newest improv troupe premieres their show 'Saint Peter's Judgement Theatre' August 25th at the Academy Theatre. Collective 51, Atlanta's all women's improv troupe opens the show.
Antiquorum Auctioneers to Exhibit Works by John CRASH Matos This FallAugust 9, 2012Antiquorum has announced it will host "CRASH: Back on the Block," an exhibit of new works by celebrated graffiti artist and avid watch collector John CRASH Matos. The show will be held September 13 through October 6 at Antiquorum's Gallery space on 57th Street and Madison Avenue in New York City and will feature approximately 12 new large-scale works, as well as a "pop-up shop" of watches for sale by Antiquorum.
OSF Announces Cynthia Rider as Next Executive DirectorAugust 9, 2012The Oregon Shakespeare Festival announced today the appointment of Cynthia Rider as its next executive director, succeeding current executive director Paul Nicholson, who retires in December after a 33-year tenure with OSF.
THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI to Screen 9/8 in HersheyAugust 9, 2012The Bridge on the River Kwai will be shown at Hershey Theatre on Saturday, September 8 at 7:30 p.m. The 1957 classic stars William Holden, Alec Guinness and Sessue Hayakawa. The film won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for the legendary British filmmaker David Lean and Best Actor for Guinness. It also won Best Screenplay for Pierre Boulle, Michael Wilson and Carl Foreman.
Wisconsin Public Radio Announces New Programs with New ScheduleAugust 9, 2012Beginning Friday, August 17, WPR will introduce some changes to its weekend schedule. They include regular slots for two of public radio's most innovative and popular programs on WPR's Ideas Network stations, heard locally on 90.7 FM WHAD Delafield/Milwaukee.
BLACK WATCH Returns To STC, Beginning 9/19August 9, 2012The Shakespeare Theatre Company, recipient of the 2012 Regional Theatre Tony Award®, is proud to announce the return of Black Watch, the critically acclaimed production depicting war from the perspectives of soldiers in Iraq. After a sold-out run at Sidney Harman Hall in 2011, this world-renowned piece from the National Theatre of Scotland makes landfall with STC before continuing on its U.S. tour. Written by Gregory Burke and directed by Tony Award winner John Tiffany (Once), Black Watch deploys its audience into the hostile environments faced by soldiers, both internal and external.Black Watch will run from September 19-October 7, 2012, at Sidney Harman Hall (610 F Street NW).